Week 1 Observations

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Originally Posted by MechEng83

Now, I'm not disputing the penalty, it's clearly in the rules (though easily overlooked by teams used to previous years). But I feel the consequence of the penalty far outweighs the action. In the past, a red card gave you zero points, and the counter was reset, so you could recover from that. With the advancement structure being average score, you're basically hosed from a single red card, with almost no ability to recover.

Are you implying that you could tether the robot on the field in previous years? Because that isn't true. From archived game manuals

Originally Posted by 2014 T15

ROBOTS will not be re-enabled after the conclusion of the MATCH, nor will Teams be permitted to tether to the ROBOT

Originally Posted by 2013 T15

5.5.5.2 T15
ROBOTS will not be re-enabled after the conclusion of the MATCH, nor will Teams be permitted to tether to the ROBOT

Originally Posted by 2012 T23

Robots will not be re-enabled after the conclusion of the Match, nor will teams be permitted to tether to the Robot